Niall Ó Brien is unhappy and tired of his job as school teacher. He is tired of students like ‘Dirty’ Billy O’Rourke who brings Rottweilers to school for fun, and he is tired of parents who snipe at teachers they don’t like. When he boards the Dart on his way to school one morning he doesn’t know that it is the start of a trip which will take him around Europe and turn his life upside down.